diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4397dfb..0f04579 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *.swp
 
 pull.log
-update.tbl
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+update.tbl
+dotfiles.git
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diff --git a/modules/dotfiles.zsh b/modules/dotfiles.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e65c98d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/dotfiles.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+if [[ $_zeesh_fresh_install -eq 1 ]]; then
+    ticker_finish
+
+    if [[ -v ZEESH_DOTFILES_DIR ]]; then
+        if read -q "ZEESH_DOTFILES?Configure dotfile management? [yn] "; then
+            read "ZEESH_DOTFILES_INPUT?Location of dotfile repo? [~/.local/share/zeesh/dotfiles.git] "
+            export ZEESH_DOTFILES_DIR="${ZEESH_DOTFILES_INPUT:-${HOME}/.local/share/zeesh/dotfiles.git}"
+            echo "ZEESH_DOTFILES_DIR=${ZEESH_DOTFILES_DIR}" >> $HOME/.zshrc.preload
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [[ -v ZEESH_DOTFILES_DIR ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -d $ZEESH_DOTFILES_DIR ]]; then
+        ticker_message "initializing dotfiles repository"
+        git init --bare --quiet $ZEESH_DOTFILES_DIR
+        git --git-dir=$ZEESH_DOTFILES_DIR config status.showUntrackedFiles no
+    fi
+
+    alias dotfiles='git --git-dir="$ZEESH_DOTFILES_DIR" --work-tree="$HOME"'
+fi
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